Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-11
Omcial Crop Reports.

of the department of agricultural indicate a
reduction of nearly per cent. in the area of
winter wheat. The spring wheat area has
been enlarged per cent from the increase of
immigration and farm-making west Of the
Mississippi river in districts traversed by the
Northern Pacific road. Most of the increase
is in Dakota. the total area of wheat being
81 900 600 acres.
The condition of winter wheat shows no
marked change, the average being S.s. Re-
ports of short straw are very numerous. In
some districts there are indications that the
yield of grain will be larger proportlonately
than straw. The harvest is already in pro .ress
up to the thirty eighth degree of latitude.
The condition of spring wheat is good in
Dakota and the territories westward, but
below the average records in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. The gen
eral average for spring wheat is s7.3, which is
lower than recent years. Dry weather in
April has been injurious to winter wheat
Insects have committed greater depredations
from Pennsylvania and Virginia has suffered
local damage from the Hessian fly and
the chinch bug has wrought injury in ILL
nOis Missouri and Kansas. The area of win
ter wheat has been diminished over 6 per
cent, mainly by a large reduction In Kansas.
The increase in barley acreage is 3 per cent
and Is noticed in Dakota and the Pacific
slode states. The condition averages s7
There is continuance OF the extension of
oats culture. This crop has taken part of the
The area formerly in wheat in Kansas. The
advance is 30 per cent over the acreage Of last
year. Increase is large in the northwest and
there is tendency to enlargement in all Sec
TOPEKA, june i0-The state board of az
riculturs report for June shows the area of
wheat sown to be 20 per cent less than last
year and the smallest since 1875. The condi-
tion Is 40 per cent The acreage of corn Is at
least 25 per cent in excess of any former
period and the condition was never better.
The condition OF oats as compared with five
years average Is GU per cent, barley 20 per
cent.
An Interstate Complaint.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners of
Minnesota has transmitted to the inter state
commerce commission a petition of the
boards of trade of the cities of Pennington,
Northteld, Faribault and Owatonna, accom-
panying the complaint against the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad company. 1t
is alleged by the petition and complaint that
the charges made by the railroad company
on traffic are unjust and unreasonable; that
1t charges and receives from persons living
at Pennington and other towns mentioned
greater compensation for the transportation
of mill stuffs to points on the road in Wis
consin, Iowa and Illinois than it receives
from persons living at st. Paul, Mnneapo.,
Chippewa Falls for like service, which re-
suited in undue and unreasonable prejudice
and disadvantage to the first named towns.
The result of these unjust, unequal and un-
mills at Faribault, Pennington and other
towns are unable to compete successfully
with st. Paul and minneapolis millers, and
that many have been closed and large num-
bers Of men thrown out of employment.
Among the Military.
WASHINGTON, June 10-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. members Of the board of army
regulations state that there will be no effort
made to change the regulations for the oh.
servance of Sunday by the army. The present
method is considered the best that could be
advised.
Army furloughs: Sergeant George Allen,
cOmpanyG, Fourteenth infantry, one month I;
Private Charles Il. Cook, company Z,
Twenty-third infantry, six months to go
abroad.
Army orders: Colonel J. H. Baxter, med
ical surveyor, has been ordered tn New York
for the purpose of surveying the new medical
surveying depot there.
Major B. +. Fryer, surgeon, and Captain
Thomas j. Gregg, Second cavalry, have been
found incaDacitated for active service by an
army retiring board, and have been granted
Leave OF Of until further orders on
First l. Ii Lieutenant G. Cowles' Twenty-third
Infantry, is relieved from recruiting duty
July l, and ordered to join his company.
SecOUu Lieutenant beOTRe H. SdnuS, SlXtn
cavalry, Is granted six months leave from
August l.
First Lieutenant John A. Johnston, Eighth
cavalry, has been granted an extension of
leave until August 20.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-[Speeial Telegram
to the BEE. l-PensiCns were issued for Ne
braskans to-day, as follows: Roland r.
Fletcher, Blair; John w. Townsend. Dor
chester; David Latture, Raymond; John
Rumsey, Plum Creek: Oscar .. Bannon,
Seward; Ben J. s. Cross, Creighton; Malcom
n. Sherwood, Congdon; John Wheeling,
Burnett; Arthur w. Wilson, Belvidere.
Joseph n. johnson, Lester Center; Thomas
Ephland. Croton; Russell X. Whitney, Sioux
City; Rollin Busnham, i;nas, Storm Lake; william
KilboSrn; Seneca b. Thraii, Ottumwa;
Henry Shane. Warsaw; Charles q. Slater,
Fairmount; Hugh Jordan, Sibley; George b.
Henry G. Willie, Lacona; John McKirnan,
Columbia; Homer Cahow, Council Bluffs;
Milo Bance, Arbor Hill; Edward Guild,
Fort Dodge: John Stewart, Shell Rock;
John Ii. Ford, LivermOre.
A Mistaken Estimate.
WASHINGTON, June lO.-lSpecia Telegram
to the BEE.]-The officials of the interior
department are inclined to think that the
army officers have made mistake in their
estimate of the number of Indians who have
gone upon the warpath in Arizona. The
dispatches from the seat of war state that
only seventeen have left the reservation, but
the experience of the past has been that
when so large number leave a whole band
is likely to 60 with them and all the women
and children are taken along. The
probability is, therefore, that the fleeing hos
tiles number at least sixty. There is some
fear at the interior department that the In
dians will commit such depredatiOns as will
arouse against them a hue and cry for their
removal from Arizona, in which event there
Is always considerable trouble in making the
transfer, not only from the Indians so
shifted, but from their friends in other bands
of the same tribe. This trouble was encoun-
tered In manner when Geronimo and his
followers were removed.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, June lO,-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE.l-Ihe following Iowa post
masters were appointed to-day: Geo, II.
Pallady, Hodge, Wayne county, vice lancing
Hayes, resigned; John II. Cash, Prope, War
rem county vice Z. Perkins, removed,